Let Me Give You Some Advice

No one knows what happened in that split second. From zero to sixty what once was Stable is lost among the multihued blurs. You’re stomach dropped down while your vision stood still, But the world as we know it swirled past.

The once silence was turned to sudden roaring. Your mind will, in fact, Try to play tricks as it struggles to comprehend. The heart, It won’t slow the adrenalines too fast. Nothing will be the same, And you know that.

The change must be Permanent, irrevocable, uncertain. Nothing is the same, And therefore you must cope. Your vision will get sharper As you try not to lose self-control.

I know your head will reel back As that vertigo dropping kicks in. You will give in to this freedom, Let it take all control.

He will feed you these feelings That will elevate your heart. No one has evoked Such feelings as these. He’s man.

You will quit maintaining your Composure. Your firm grip, Lost. I beg you please from bended knee Will your head to stop spinning.

Just keep it together, We know what is to come. These feelings will come And these feelings will go Around and around On your racetrack life.

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